By Jessica Orsini
To their considerable credit, both President Biden and former President Trump have urged calm and national unity in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt.
Jessica Orsini
To their considerable discredit, various politicians and pundits have spun up an assortment of conspiracy theories, ranging from the extreme of “Biden ordered a hit” to the opposite extreme of “Trump ordered a false flag”.
At this juncture, we do not know the shooter’s motives. We may never know his motives, inasmuch as he was relatively inactive on social media and left neither note nor manifesto. While the FBI is trying to break into his cell phone, there is no certainty whatsoever that any further information on motive may be found therein.
Endeavoring to claim motives at this juncture does a disservice to both presidents and to the nation as a whole.
